Why is Japanese life expectancy so high?

The Lancet

Volumn 378, Issue 9797, 2011, Pages 1124-1125

  Murray, Christopher J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INFECTION CONTROL; JAPAN; JAPANESE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MORTALITY; NOTE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SALT INTAKE; SMOKING CESSATION; STROKE; SUICIDE; TOBACCO;

EID: 80053239196     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61221-X     Document Type: Note

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